Euroleague Lyon-Villeurbanne vs Alba Berlin 10/8/2021 Picks Predictions

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The German champions Alba Berlin are hosting the French Champions of Lyon-Villeurbanne at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Berlin on Friday, October 8, 2021, at 14:00 ET in the second round of action in Euroleague Basketball. Alba Berlin are coming off the biggest loss of the first round of the league, while Lyon are coming off an important victory against an experienced opponent such as Zalgiris Kaunas.

Alba have a 0-1 record this season and are tied with eight more teams in the last place of the league. They are coming off a road defeat against Barcelona with a 96-64 score. They played very poor defense, allowing their opponents to shoot with 61% from the paint and 66.7% from downtown, while making 40.5% and 29.6% themselves. Luke Sikma led the team in scoring with 16 points, adding a game-high 11 rebounds. Maodo Lo added 12 points.

Marcus Eriksson led the team in scoring last season with 12.4 ppg, while Fontecchio added 10.6 ppg and 3.4 boards per game.

Alba have the second-worse offense in the league this season with 64 ppg this season and the worse defense, allowing 96 ppg. They have the second-worse field goal percentage with 36.2% and a 29.6% 3-point percentage.

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Euroleague Lyon-Villeurbanne vs Alba Berlin Predictions 10/8/2021

Lyon have a 1-0 record this season and are tied with 8 more squads in the first place. They are coming off a home victory against Zalgiris Kaunas with an 88-76 score, having an extremely efficient shooting game, making 60% of their shots from inside and 47.8% from outside the arc. They had four players in double digit scoring, led by Elie Okobo with a game-high 23 points. He had a perfect 6-6 from the paint and 3-3 from downtown, while Chris Jones added 14 points, 3 rebounds and a game-high 6 assists.

Norris Cole led the team both in scoring last season with 13.7 ppg and in dimes made with 3.6 per game. David Lighty added 11.3 ppg and 2.8 boards per game.

Lyon have the second-best offense in the league this season with 88 ppg but have the fifth-worse defense, allowing 76 ppg. They have the second-best percentages both in field goals with 55.6% and in 3-pointers with 47.8%.

Alba Berlin won both meetings against Lyon last season. At home with a 76-75 score and on the road with 89-95. They are 4-1 in their previous five overall meetings and have won all three home matchups against Lyon in the history of the league. They had a 6-11 home record last year, while Lyon were 5-12 on the road. Alba have never lost by Lyon at home and have won their three meetings in Berlin by an average of 3.3 points. I’m going to pick them to win by more than 2 points today and beat the odds.

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